Frederator Studios begin work on Costume Quest cartoon

Halloween comes early

Of all the holidays of the year, Halloween is my favourite. It's the one time of the year when it is totally acceptable to hit the couch along with a group of friends, a handful of horror movies, and enough candy to give the British Dental Association nightmares. All while dressed as your favourite ghoul/ghost/grumkin/movie maniac, of course.

Although there have been a lot of horror-themed videogames, you can count the number of titles centred around Samhain on one clawed hand. The most well known game to take its inspiration from the pagan Feast of the Dead is undoubtedly Double Fine Production's Costume Quest. This sugary-sweet, turn-based RPG may not have been the deepest role-player to ever be released, but it was brimming with charm, perfectly capturing the fun and the fear of Halloween night. 

I've always thought the series would lend itself well to the world of animation, and it seems I wasn't alone. Frederator, the studio behind Adventure Time, has just let it slip that they are hard at work on a Costume Quest cartoon. Recording sessions for the show have just begun, and artist Zac Gorman (who actually lent his scribbling skills to the second Costume Quest game) is handling character designs. 

Whether or not the series will be entirely Halloween-themed remains to be seen, but as soon as the good folk over at Frederator spill the beans we'll be here to fill you in.